Children’s Health, Growth and Development

As a parent, whether it’s your first child or not it is important to understand how you can support your children’s growth and development, especially during their younger years. Every parent’s goal is to have a happy and healthy child. To assist this happening there are some additional supplements and nutrients you could provide to ensure they stay at their prime.

In this blog we will discuss the best ways to ensure your children stay strong and healthy through their development into young adults whatever the season …

Body Development and Bones

Did you know that the most rapid periods of bone growth in a child is between birth and two years old?

The bones are the framework for your child’s body and ensuring these grow correctly in their first two years is pivotal for ensuring a strong and healthy future.

Bones, like the skin and other organs are living tissue, they grow and change over time. They die and regenerate and new bones take its place. Ensuring that the bones stay as strong and supportive as the body needs they require specific nutrients and vitamins. Vitamin D is an essential requirement for bone growth, and due to its fat-soluble properties it helps the body retain other necessary vitamins and minerals like calcium and phosphorus which the bones need for strength and development. These vitamins and minerals can be easily implemented into your diet and most people do not realise how many of their favourite foods already contain a lot of the nutrients needed.

Whilst some children will happily eat and drink what you give them at meal times, there is always one child who won’t! If your child refuses to eat their fruit and veg to get all their vitamins and drink their milk to grow strong bones we have the substitutes for you!

How to spot a lack of Vitamin D

Having low or deficient levels can greatly impact your health this can be seen through symptoms such as the below

1. Lethargic
2. Muscle weakness
3. Frequent respiratory infections
4. Bone fractures

If left untreated these minor symptoms can become a lot more severe with children being prone to get rickets, a disease that results in bowed legs, weakened bones, and other skeletal abnormalities like slumped posture.

All these symptoms can be extremely worrying and scary for any parent which is why it is essential to regulate your child’s Vitamin D levels.

If this is a deficiency your child could be at risk of and you need that little helping hand check out our Kids Vits for bone development.

Your child’s immune system

Back to school statistically has the highest levels of child and infant sickness reported than any other months in the year!

The exposure to new surroundings and masses of people make the environment rife for the spread of diseases and sickness. This along with their subsequently lower immune system compared to an adult, makes them a lot more susceptible for catching things like a common cold, they do not yet have the strength to fight off pathogens the same way an adults immune systems does.

Small changes can improve these statistics drastically, introducing a multivitamin into their diet along with their 5 a day to help boost their Vitamin D, C, A and K. These are imperative for helping boost their immune systems. Our Kids Vits For Immune Systems a chewable blackcurrant flavoured multivitamin packed full of goodness. Or adding our Tummy Buddies Sachets to their favourite fruit/veg smoothies!

Keeping your kids healthy

Guiding your child’s development to the best you can as a parent is the most important thing to do. Having some help to do that is even better! At VitaProHealth, we have a dedicated VitaKids range to help take away some of that pressure and stress. With tailored specific products, we aim to help ensure your child is always at their healthiest and happiest.